Access mental health and addictions support

If you are experiencing a mental health or addiction challenge, you are not alone.
This guide will help you build a roadmap to recovery and access the community services you need.

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The services you need may change over time. There are people at each service to help navigate you to the best next step in your journey.

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Social Services
705-759-5266
Housing
705-759-7748

Mobile care
Community Wellness Bus:
View the schedule
Downtown Ambassadors:
View the schedule
HIV & AIDS Resource Program: 705-759-5690

Primary care provider or walk-in clinic*
*If you have access and are in a non-crisis situation

Community-based mental health and addictions support
705-759-5989
Toll free: 1-855-366-1466

Mental health crisis

Local crisis line: 705-759-3398

Toll free crisis line: 1-800-721-0077

Suicide crisis line: 9-8-8

Hospital-based in-and-out patient mental health and addictions services

Mental health care: 705-759-3434 x 7200

Addictions care: 705-759-3434 x 4600

Shelter and social support
Pauline's Place: 705-759-4663
Community Resource Centre: 705-450-0011

Residential withdrawal management and safebeds
705-942-1872

Harm reductions supplies available here.

Additional services

I am looking for local mental health services for youth under 18 years old and their families.

Algoma Family Services: 705-945-5050 | algomafamilyservices.ca/our-services

I am a kid/teen/young adult and I need crisis support.

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 / or text ‘connect’ to 686868 / or visit kidshelpphone.ca

I am under 17 years old and looking to connect with a therapist.

One Stop Talk: 1-855-416-8255 | onestoptalk.ca

I am looking for an unoffical guide to parenting a young person with a substance use disorder.

Parents Like Us: https://sah.on.ca/programs-services/mental-health-addictions/parents-like-us/

I am a youth aged 12-25 looking for local medical and/or mental health and addiction support.

Youth Wellness Hub: 705-945-5051 | Youth Wellness Hub: Algoma Region Website

I am looking for social services including Children’s Services, Housing Services and Ontario Works, as well as Paramedic services in the District of Algoma (excluding the City of Sault Ste. Marie).

Algoma District Social Services Administration Board: 705-842-3370

I am looking for drop-in peer support for mental health and addictions, hot lunch, and social activities in Wawa.
CMHA — Iris Place (Wawa): 705-856-1894

I am looking for a women's emergency shelter and transitional housing and support service.

Apo-way-a-in Wigamin - Mississaugi First Nation Women's Shelter (Elliot Lake): 705-356-7142; 24-hour toll-free crisis: 800-461-2232

I am looking for residential treatment for substance use through a culturally based harm reduction model of services.

Benbowopka Treatment Centre (Blind River): 705-356-1681

I am looking for drop-in peer support for mental health, addictions, and social supports in Elliot Lake.

CMHA — Beehive (Elliot Lake): 705-461-3912

I am looking for counselling services and referrals to medical and community services.

The Counselling Centre of East Algoma (Elliot Lake): 705-848-2585

I am looking for a men's shelter with life skill programming.

Larry's Place Fresh Start Shelter for Men (Elliot Lake): 705-989-5600

I am looking for withdrawal management and residential treatment services.

Oaks Centre (Elliot Lake): Withdrawal management: 705-848-7182 ext. 3304; Residential treatment: 705-848-2129 ext. 3313

I am over 17 years old and looking for services related to gender identity and expression.

CAMH Gender Identity Clinic: 416-535-8501, press 2

I am looking for 2SLGBTQ+ support, programming, and resources in Sault Ste. Marie.

The KLUB Community Centre: 705-297-2489

I am looking for 2SLGBTQ+ support and resources.

Rainbow Health Ontario: 1-888-530-6777

I am looking for trans peer support and connection to trans resources.

Trans Lifeline: 1-877-330-6366

I am looking for a community hub that provides a place for Indigenous people to access a range of services.

Bawating Indigenous Friendship Centre (Sault Ste. Marie): 705-256-5634

I am an Indigenous woman seeking support grounded in Indigenous culture, wisdom and tradition.

Beendigen’s Talk4Healing Helpline: 1-855-554-4225

I am looking for 24/7 counselling and crisis intervention for all Indigenous peoples across Canada.

First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310

I am looking for a toll-free 24/7 crisis support to former Indian Residential School students and their families.

Indian Residential schools crisis line: 1-877-330-6366

I am looking for mental wellness and addictions support services.

Maamwesying North Shore Community Health Services: 705-844-2021

I am looking for a toll-free 24/7 crisis call line providing support for emotional assistance related to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls crisis line: 1-844-413-6649

Discover more mental health, addictions, and gambling services by calling 1-866-531-2600, texting "CONNEX" to 247247, or visiting ConnexOntario.

Connex provides 24/7 free and confidential health services information and navigation for people experiencing problems with alcohol and drugs, mental illness, or gambling by connecting you with services in your area*.

*Services funded by the Government of Ontario.

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Access mental health and addictions support

If you are experiencing a mental health or addiction challenge, you are not alone. This guide will help you build a roadmap to recovery and access the community services you need.

Social Services 705-759-5266 Housing 705-759-7748

Mobile care Community Wellness Bus: View the schedule Downtown Ambassadors: View the schedule HIV & AIDS Resource Program: 705-759-5690

Primary care provider or walk-in clinic* *If you have access and are in a non-crisis situation

Community-based mental health and addictions support 705-759-5989 Toll free: 1-855-366-1466

Mental health crisis

Hospital-based in-and-out patient mental health and addictions services

Shelter and social support Pauline's Place: 705-759-4663 Community Resource Centre: 705-450-0011

Residential withdrawal management and safebeds 705-942-1872

Harm reductions supplies available here.

Print resources

If you are experiencing a mental health or addiction challenge, you are not alone.
This guide will help you build a roadmap to recovery and access the community services you need.

Social Services
705-759-5266
Housing
705-759-7748

Mobile care
Community Wellness Bus:
View the schedule
Downtown Ambassadors:
View the schedule
HIV & AIDS Resource Program: 705-759-5690

Primary care provider or walk-in clinic*
*If you have access and are in a non-crisis situation

Community-based mental health and addictions support
705-759-5989
Toll free: 1-855-366-1466

Shelter and social support
Pauline's Place: 705-759-4663
Community Resource Centre: 705-450-0011

Residential withdrawal management and safebeds
705-942-1872